The winner of the recently concluded Edo gubernatorial elections, Governor Godwin Obaseki, says he will not return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The governor defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after he was disqualified from contesting in the governorship primary election for Edo by the APC former national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, which led to a spat between the two.
Obaseki went on to win the election on the platform of the PDP, winning with 307,955 votes to defeat Osagie Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the APC, who secured 223,619 votes.
Speaking with journalists after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at Aso Rock on Friday, the governor said leaving the PDP for the APC goes “against Buhari’s gospel of integrity”.
Obaseki said he should be dealt with if he attempts to become a “godfather” after his time in office.
According to him, godfatherism does not have a place in Edo.
The governor praised the president for his stance in the election despite being the leader of the country’s ruling party.